Greek Isles Grilled Chicken Salad

Okay, so maybe a luxurious Greek Isles vacation is not on your horizon anytime soon. But perhaps enjoying this simple salad redolent with some of the islands’ traditional foods and flavors, you’ll think for just a moment you’re lunching at a beautiful seaside café in Greece.

 
This salad is the perfect choice for a spring or summer party or perhaps Easter or Mother’s Day celebrations when a light, healthy and colorful dish is desired.

 
View my complete Salad Collection HERE.

 
And this salad literally comes together in minutes!

 
Simply whisk together the vinaigrette, grill the quick-cooking chicken tenders and assemble all salad ingredients on a lovely platter. Then get ready to impress your family and friends with this show-stopping salad!

 
Delicious accompaniments to your Greek salad would be tzatziki along with grilled pita bread.
 

Greek Isles Grilled Chicken Salad

Yield: about 4 servings

 
Click HERE for the complete recipe, but in the nutshell, here is what you do:

Instruction

Make the Vinaigrette
In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients. Set aside.

 
 
Grill the Chicken
In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper. Place chicken tenders in a 9 x 13-inch dish. Pour marinade over chicken, tossing to coat. If time permits, refrigerate marinated chicken (covered) for up to 1 day, turning occasionally.

 
 
Lightly oil grill pan; heat to medium-high setting. Grill chicken for about 3 minutes on each side or until juices run clear with no pink color remaining. (165 degrees F)

 
 
Remove chicken from pan; cut into chunks.

 
 
Assembly
Place greens on a decorative serving platter or in a large bowl.

 
 
Arrange all salad ingredients on platter.

 
 
Drizzle with vinaigrette. (Or if preferred, toss all salad ingredients with vinaigrette in a large bowl before arranging on platter. Or serve dressing on the side. Sprinkle with parsley.

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Greek Isles Grilled Chicken Salad

Okay, so maybe a luxurious Greek Isles vacation is not on your horizon anytime soon. But perhaps enjoying this simple salad redolent with some of the traditional foods and flavors, you’ll think for just a moment you’re lunching at a beautiful seaside café in Greece.

Perfect choice for a spring or summer party or perhaps Easter or Mother’s Day celebrations when a light, healthy and colorful dish is desired. View my complete Salad Collection HERE.

And this salad literally comes together in minutes! Simply whisk together the vinaigrette, grill the quick-cooking chicken tenders, assemble all salad ingredients on a lovely platter and get ready to impress your family and friends with this show-stopping salad.

Delicious accompaniments to your Greek salad would be tzatziki along with grilled pita bread.

Yield: about 4 servings

Author: Linda Shapiro, © Meal Planning Maven

Ingredients

Greek Vinaigrette

• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper or to taste
• 1-2 cloves garlic minced

Chicken

• 1 pound chicken tenders or boneless chicken breast, cut into strips
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground pepper as desired
• 1-2 cloves chopped garlic optional (I didn’t use as I felt there was enough garlic in the vinaigrette.)
• Oil for grill pan

Salad

• 4 plum tomatoes cut into slices or wedges
• 1/3 cup sliced red onion
• 1 cucumber cut into slices or wedges (seed if desired-I used an English cucumber which has less seeds.)
• 8 pepperocini optional
• 8 colorful mini bell peppers red, yellow and orange
• 1 large green bell pepper cut into rings
• 1/2 cup Greek olives
• 1 cup feta cheese chunks
• 8 cups salad greens such as romaine, butter lettuce, red-leaf, etc.

Garnish

• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley

Instructions

Make the Vinaigrette

• In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients. Set aside.

Grill the chicken

• In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper. (and garlic if using)
• Place chicken tenders in a 9 x 13-inch dish. Pour marinade over chicken, tossing to coat. If time permits, refrigerate marinated chicken (covered) for up to 1 day, turning occasionally.
• Lightly oil grill pan; heat to medium-high setting. Grill chicken for about 3 minutes on each side or until juices run clear with no pink color remaining. (165 degrees F)
• Remove chicken from pan; cut into chunks.

Assembly

• Place greens on a decorative serving platter or in a large bowl.
• Arrange all salad ingredients on platter; drizzle with vinaigrette. (Or if preferred, toss all salad ingredients with vinaigrette in a large bowl before arranging on platter. Or serve dressing on the side. Sprinkle with parsley.

Notes

Make Ahead and Storage Tips: vinaigrette may be made up to 4 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Remove from refrigerator about 15 minutes before serving. Dressed salad is best enjoyed on the same day. Chicken may be marinated up to 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.

Notes:

Don’t have a stove-top grill pan? No worries as a large flat pan (like a griddle) or sauté pan may be used. A counter-top grills such as a George Forman would be an excellent choice. Chicken may also be cooked on an outdoor grill.
 
Short on time? Cutting up a cooked rotisserie chicken (such as lemon-pepper) would be fine as well.
 
Not in the mood for grilled chicken? Simply swap with either grilled shrimp or perhaps salmon using the same marinade as for the chicken.

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Click HERE for Tzatziki Recipe

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